Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 7.210.18

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राजोवाच ।
सर्गादौ भगवन्देहमिदं चिन्मात्रकल्पनम् ।
कथं भाति कथं कुड्यं विना दीपः प्रकाशते ॥ १८ ॥

rājovāca |
sargādau bhagavandehamidaṃ cinmātrakalpanam |
kathaṃ bhāti kathaṃ kuḍyaṃ vinā dīpaḥ prakāśate || 18 ||

The prince rejoined:—But please to tell me sir, how could the intellect alone and itself before the production of the body; and how can a light subsist without its receptacle of a lamp or lantern.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.210.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Raja, Rajan, Raj, Sarga, Ada, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Deha, Idam, Cinmatra, Kalpana, Katham, Katha, Kudya, Vina, Dipa, Prakashata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 7.210.18). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “rājovāca ”
rājo -
rāja (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

rājan (noun, masculine)

[compound], [nominative single]

rājā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

rāj (noun, masculine)

[instrumental single]

rāj (noun, neuter)

[instrumental single]

√rāj (verb class 1)

[imperative active second single]
uvāca -
√vac (verb class 2)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]

√vac (verb class 3)

[perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
Line 2: “sargādau bhagavandehamidaṃ cinmātrakalpanam ”
sargā -
sarga (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
adau -
ada (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

ad (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
bhagavan -
bhagavan (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

bhagavan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]
deham -
deha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

deha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
idam -
idam (pronoun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
cinmātra -
cinmātra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

cinmātra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
kalpanam -
kalpana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kalpanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 3: “kathaṃ bhāti kathaṃ kuḍyaṃ vinā dīpaḥ prakāśate ”
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
bhāti -
bhāti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

√bhā (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
katham -
katham (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

katham (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kathā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

katha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

katha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
kuḍyam -
kuḍya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kuḍyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vinā* -
vina (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vinā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
dīpaḥ -
dīpa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
prakāśate -
prakāśatā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]